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Valve Adjustment done... WOW !!!!
It was done 2 weeks ago but since I was traveling, really didn't put any miles on it. Power was up noticeably on the first test drive. I put almost 400 miles on the car in 2 days driving all over New Jersey earlier this week. I went 390 miles and filled up. Still reading over 1/4 tank, it took about 14.5 gallons to fill up. 26.5 mpg ?!?!? Wow. Previous to the adjustment, I averaged 24 mpg on all highway driving in a similar manner. And the exhaust doesn't have that pungent sulfur smell anymore. Now if I'd kept the speedo under the 80mph mark more than I did, I might have broken 27.5 - 28mpg. I'm gonna try that next week when I road trip down to my sister's in Lewes, Delaware. I figure if I keep it under 3000 rpms, which works out to a max of about 72mph, I can go down and back on one tank. Is my memory failing me or is the 126 geared taller than the 123 of same vintage I owned 4 years ago ?
Replaced the 15+(?) year old Audiovox cassette head unit with a Pioneer cd/sat-ready with remote head unit and the original paper speakers front & back. I got a deal from Circuit City - head unit, Polk 4x6 fronts & Kicker 3 way 6x9's for the rear - $353 with tax. They had a Polk special - buy one set and get 50% off the second set. They showed one set of the 6x9's left but couldn't find them so the manager signed-off on the Kicker deal. The head unit was $130, the Kicker's were $149 and the Polk 4x6's were $80 - $40 after the deal. The Polks had to be trimmed with a Dremmel to fit the odd-shaped openings and sit too high due to the tweeter to bolt the grilles on properly so I have to figure out how to modify them. Since my dash is cracked in about 4 places, I may just get one of those dash covers so despised here . I fitted the 6x9's into the storage lids on the rear shelf with 1/4" plywood supporting them. Sounds really good for old school. I bypassed the fader and ran new wiring which they gave me for free. Next is the left rear wheel bearing and right tie rod assembly.
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Cool, for the best mileage, you'll need to run close to the rpm that produces max torque, on an '85 617, that would be 2450, chassis not specified. Let me borrow your Dremel so I can get decent sound! Tie rods easy, sort of, get an alignment afterwards.
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My local foreign parts source will give me the complete tie rod - inner,outer & sleeve for $31.. Alignment defnately. I also cut the bottoms out of the storage/first aid bins so the trunk adds to the bass.. Sounds really good. Meet ya half way with the Dremel and do a roadside install ??
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